by Jeremy Wallace | Sep 8, 2025 | Microsoft Azure
One of the key pillars of a well-architected framework is Cost Optimization – ensuring you’re getting optimal value for every dollar spent in the cloud. Today (Day 3) we dive into Azure Cost Management and Budgets, the toolkit that helps you gain visibility into your...
by Jeremy Wallace | Sep 5, 2025 | Microsoft Azure
In traditional IT, we often relied on a secure perimeter – the “corporate network” was trusted, and everything outside was not. Zero Trust architecture flips that model on its head. With Zero Trust, we presume that an attacker could be anywhere, even inside our...
by Jeremy Wallace | Sep 4, 2025 | Microsoft Azure
Introduction In today’s always-on world, downtime isn’t tolerated. Users expect apps to be there, responsive, and consistent—no matter what’s happening behind the scenes. That’s why active-active multi-region design is one of the strongest reliability patterns in...
by Jeremy Wallace | Aug 19, 2025 | Microsoft Azure
Building in the cloud is one thing. Running it every day? That’s where the real work starts. Operational Excellence in the Azure Well-Architected Framework is all about keeping workloads healthy, automated, and observable. In other words: less firefighting, more...
by Jeremy Wallace | Apr 28, 2025 | Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Azure
Built-in Security Mechanisms in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is a cloud-managed VDI service designed with numerous built-in security features. Network security is integrated into the architecture: AVD uses a Reverse Connect transport,...
by Jeremy Wallace | Feb 13, 2025 | Microsoft Azure
When working with Azure Synapse Analytics, connectivity issues can arise when trying to interact with external APIs, particularly if your workspace is configured with Managed Virtual Networks and Data Exfiltration Protection. Recently, our team faced a challenge...
by Jeremy Wallace | Feb 12, 2025 | Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra
You can use Entra ID to login to Azure VMs without having to setup Entra Domain Services or AD join the VM, however you may encounter the error “The Sign-in method you’re trying to use isn’t allowed. Try a different sign-in method or contact your...
by Jeremy Wallace | Feb 7, 2025 | Microsoft Azure
PREREQUISITE: The first thing you should do is navigate to your synapse workspace within the azure portal and check your private endpoints. You need a private endpoint in either the same virtual network that your SQL Server VM is (if the vm is in azure) or a VNet that...
by Jeremy Wallace | Dec 9, 2024 | Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra
I have often been asked over the years how Active Directory differs from “Azure AD”, luckily one of the benefits of Microsoft’s name change of Azure AD to Microsoft Entra ID is that people seem to grasp a little easier that these products are not...
by Jeremy Wallace | Nov 11, 2024 | Microsoft Azure
Recently I was asked the following question about an example scenario: I have a backup of a VM from Nov 1. At that point in time the VM had 4 attached disks If I delete one of those disks today…then restore the VM from the Nov 1 backup…. Will it have all 4 disks again...
